RESOUR> [NetGold] HEALTH: RESOURCES : MEDICAL: RESOURCES: Virtual Library: Consumer Health

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:52:39 -0500 (EST)
From: David P. Dillard <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: NetGold <NetGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [NetGold] HEALTH: RESOURCES : MEDICAL: RESOURCES: Virtual 
Library:     Consumer Health

HEALTH: RESOURCES : MEDICAL: RESOURCES:
Virtual Library

This is a very extensive and resource link laden collection of
materials from a wide range of medical and health disciplines
issues and conditions with deep coverage in many subfields
of medicine and health.   Another important value of this resource
is the extensive collection of health materials in languages other
than English and the collection of Spanish language materials
in particular.  The consumer health section of this website is
the focal point for these non-English language materials.

Virtual Library [of Health and Medicine]
<http://www.crozer.org/Virtual+Library/Virtual+Library+Home.htm>

A shorter URL for the above:

<http://snurl.com/32tv>

Major Content Sections for This Website

 Virtual Library Home
 Search Engines
 Medical Databases
 Medical News
 Consumer Health
 Clinical Reference
 Medical Conferences Meetings
 General References
 Library Services
 Useful Tools
 Mens Health
 Womens Health

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Consumer Health Section
<http://www.crozer.org/Virtual+Library/Consumer+Health.htm>

Content Categories

Virtual Library: Consumer Health
Alternative Health
Electronic Books and Pamphlets
Drug & Pharmacy Information
Clinical Trials
Multicultural, Foreign Language & Easy Reading Sites
Spanish Sites
Government Resources - Spanish

>>Detailed Content Sample from Consumer Health<<

Virtual Library: Consumer Health

CDC:  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Resource site produced by the federal government
covering disease, alcoholism

Combined Health Information Database
Want to find information on any health topic?
Site is produced  by health agencies of the U.S. government.
Small database that gives big results.

Familydoctor.org
Health information from
the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
A meta-list of health sites produced by
the University Of Iowa Libraries.

Healthfinder
US government guide to health links and online publications.

MayoClinic.com
Comprehensive site produced by the Mayo Clinic.

Medem
Medem's healthcare information has been provided and approved
by the nation's leading medical societies.

Medical Matrix
Meant for clinicians, site can seem dry-
but just about everything is here.

Medlineplus
Consumer health information provided by
the National Library of Medicine.

National Institutes of Health: Health Information
Resources from
the US Department of Health and Human Services.

NLM:  National Library of Medicine

NOAH:  New York Online Access to Health
Consumer health information provided by a joint project of the
New York Academy of Medicine and
the New York Public Library.

Virtual Naval Hospital
The virtual Naval Hospital-full text information on many common
health problems-geared toward the consumer.Highly regarded site.

WebMD  Health
Offers online health information and services for consumers and
physicians.

Mens Health
Portal to major mens health sites.

Women's Health
Portal to major womens health sites.

Alternative Health

Alternative Medicine

Alternative Health News Online

Ask Dr. Weil
Founded by Andrew Weil, a Harvard-trained physician, this site
provides health information focusing on alternative rather than
traditional medicine and treatments

Health Care Information Resources
Health Care Information Resources-Alternative Medicine

NCCAM
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

NIH
Institutes of Health - NIH

Electronic Books and Pamphlets

AHRQ Guidelines
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AAFP Family Health
The AAFP Family Health and Medical Guide

Familydoctor.org
Familydoctor.org, from
the American Academy of Family Physicians

Merck Manual

National Guideline Clearinghouse.  A public resource
for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes

Virtual Hospital: Iowa Health Book
A digital health sciences library from the University of Iowa
designed to help meet the information needs of health care
providers and patients. It contains hundreds of books and
brochures for health care providers and patients including
information on surgical procedures

Drug & Pharmacy Information

American Association of Poison Control
Drug & Pharmacy Information
American Association of Poison Control Centers

CenterWatch
CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service

Drug Infonet
Includes details from package inserts and consumer pamphlets
for many drugs, links to manufacturers' sites and
an "ask an expert" section

Drugs in Development

Electronic Orange Book
All information is from the FDA publication -
Approved Drug Products with
Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations

MayoClinic.com: Drug Information

New Drugs or Indications

RxList
The Internet Drug Index

Safemedication.com
Safemedication.com - a consumer-based drug information and
safety tips site

U.S. Pharmacopeia
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) promotes public health
by establishing officially recognized standards of quality and
authoritative information for the use of medicines and other health
care technologies by health professionals, patients, and consumers.
Drug standards and information on medicines include veterinary
as well as human medicines.

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The Medical News and Events Section
<http://www.crozer.org/Virtual+Library/Medical+News.htm>

This section provides links to these medical news resources:

ABC News:  Health & Living News Summary.
Alternative Health News
American Medical News
CNN - Health
Discovery Health News
FDA
Healthcare Headline News
Supersite. Achoo on-line services.
HAP (Hospital Association of Philadelphia)
Ivanhoe Broadcast News
Medscape
MSNBC Health News
USA Today Health
48 Hours Medical News

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Links to these database systems, some of them free to the public,
others fee based and for use by subscribers only like the OVID
system.  There are also links to some sources of training and
instruction pages for the use of databases.

Virtual Library: Medical Databases
<http://www.crozer.org/Virtual+Library/Medical+Databases.htm>

Ovid Databases

Ovid Tutorial:
Courtesy of Duke University Medical Center Library.

EbscoHost
[EBSCO databases are available to many public library
account holding members in the United States.  Databases
provided varies from state to state and within states by
geographic subdivision.  Library borrower card number or
other account number and sometimes a pin number are
required for access to these databases from remote computers]

EbscoHost Instruction

Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Online

MEDLINEPlus

MEDLINEPLUS
Spanish Language database for consumer health information.

PubMed

ClinicalTrials.gov

Wonder CDC
Provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports,
guidelines, and numeric public health data.

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Also be sure to visit the useful tools page on this site

Virtual Library: Useful Tools
<http://www.crozer.org/Virtual+Library/Useful+Tools.htm>

This page has links to these major medical directory and
information websites along with some general information
directories and information sources all listed below.

American Board of Medical Specialties
American Medical Association Physician Select
Hospital's Web Sites
The Hospital Locator
News & Periodical Resources on the Web
NewsDirectory.com
Switchboard
Zip code plus 4
Your dictionary
Federal Register
Edmunds-"where Smart Car Buyers Start"
National Highway Safety Administration-
        Office of Defects Investigation
Product ReviewNet
Consumer World

This is certainly one of the valuable web resources for those
needing medical and health related information with the
convenience of having a number of very useful general
information sources included as well.

Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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